The golden fox.
Chapter Twelve: Omoide (memories).
新たな始まりでは、 1が作ることができるものしかない。それは状況の最善の、あるいは人類の悪くなる。
歴史は、私たちは常に子どもたちであると我々はそれが刺さだと感じているまで、私たちは、聞いていない、非常に私たちを教えてきました。
残酷な、しかし必要な教師
Aratana hajimaride wa, 1 ga tsukuru koto ga dekiru mono shika nai. Sore wa jōkyō no saizen no, aruiwa jinrui no warukunaru. Rekishi wa, watashitachi wa tsuneni kodomo-tachidearu to wareware wa sore ga sasada to kanjite iru made, watashitachiha, kiite inai, hijō ni watashitachi o oshiete kimashita. Zankokuna, shikashi hitsuyōna kyōshi
In the new beginning, there is only what one can make. Be it the best of a situation, or the worse of humanity.
History has taught us much, with us always being children, we do not listen, until we have felt it's sting.
A cruel, but needed teacher.
Titan's tower, 9:34p.m. Ops room.
"So you're saying you took on the group of villains, and won out?! Dude, the hell!" The Beast Boy reprimanded, now mad that the half demon would do something so rash. Naruto just rolled his eyes, but brought out a torn piece of the leather coat.
Robin right eye visibly twitched, "I managed to finally learn the Rasangan, and I used it on the big guy. I have some of his blood on here, we can trace it! Right...right?" Naruto reasoned, excited like a child over the use of the Rasangan.
"Yeah, but you didn't have tear up my leather..." Robin muttered, "oh well. I'll send the piece to Wayne enterprises scientist. They may be able to trace the blood to someone...or something. I don't need to tell you that we're impressed Naruto." The boy wonder said, looking away.
He was slightly jealous.
"Yes, this is a joyous day, let us celebrate Naruto's victory." Naruto raised his right hand up, motioning for her to stop. She looked confused, but the slightly younger redhead finally stated why he wanted for her to stop.
He then said something, which even made Robin agree. "It's a not victory if they get away. But, now I know two things about them. The big guys blood we have, but the pink haired witch name's Isabella." Robin smirked, and then started running his on the computer. Typing down the evidence Naruto had brought in.
The thing that still troubled the boy, and still troubled the teens in the room. Bared only one name, Deathstroke. Were they connected, the Villainous Five dubbed by Cyborg since they didn't have a name, and the assassin of legends. Someone who even the league of shadows Ra's Al Ghul fears.
The redheaded teen boy just slouched down in the couch, and relaxed. His cuts having healed, along with his injuries. Though he wouldn't have the chakra for a clone at this time, after all. The teen had made the error of forcing his chakra system into a joint healing, and combat status.
Something the Kyuubi no Kitsune Kurama would bicker about later on. After all, his demonic energy use was being more of an addiction to the teen, it felt good to have his demonic chakra out and flaring.
Though only in combat.
The teen got up, and stretched. He looked about, "hey guys where is Raven at. She wanted to see me tonight." Beast Boy took notice almost instantly, but before he could say interrupted him.
"She's currently in her room, saying she is doing the studying. I've been asked to tell not be the disturbed." Naruto nodded, and looked towards Beast Boy, walking over to him. He motioned for the boy to follow.
"Hey Beast Boy, wanted to see something cool?"
Naruto's Room, Basement of Titan's Tower. Thirty minutes later.
"Dude, you made this...holy crap you are epic in art!" Naruto smirked as Beast Boy observed his piece of art, it was a the graffiti style. The object that the changeling was so admiring was a painting of the river land in Japan .
It was actually highly detailed for just graffiti.
Beast Boy turned to him, and said "you have to show the others." Naruto shook his head, before smiling. This was becoming a very good hubby of his, he had done painting/hate messaging for years. Over the month though, with the Titans, he had become calmer. Since he has people to vent too.
"Na man, it's not finished...it's missing someone in it." Naruto watched as Beast Boy looked at him.
"Someone?" He asked, now curious.
"Yeah, it's missing a portrait of my mother Isarabi. She'd be right in the blank spot, by the house. She always wanted to live away from the heart of the city...you know." BB padded his right shoulder, and they sat there.
"You know Naruto, this highly detailed bro, so where is your brush?" Naruto pointed towards his tail, and smiled.
"I may not bathe much...like I should, but my tail is the only thing I'll routinely take care of. It's my identity as a Kitsune. Something Isarabi told me to take pride in...that I was unique, not in the bad way either." Beast Boy nodded, and understood. Since he was after all, green. Green being what his mother called 'the life color' in some cultrues.
The air hanged around for a few minutes, no one saying anything, and the orchestra music played slowly. Naruto looked towards his 'friend' at the moment. "So Garfield, why did you keep trying. I mean...don't get me wrong, I still have some anger issues. But, why push through them, and try to help me? Even when I didn't want it."
The green changeling smiled, and looked at him. "Well, sometimes the kick in the ass you need is not always the one you want. Though sometimes, having a moment to yell, and get it all out helps a lot as well. So, I wanted you to yell, now as for the food...I'd saved if you decided to do that, I mean c'mon that was good stuff bro." Naruto chuckled at that, and looked at the painting.
He based it so much off his old life, the one he felt he was meant to live. It had the forest just right outside the city, the rivers, and the cabin Isarabi wanted. Except it had no Isarabi...no mother, no one else in the picture.
"Hey man, on a personal note...what do you feel for Raven?" Beast boy asked, curious/concerned that the only other half demon may have 'faked' being angry at her.
Naruto looked at him, and shrugged. "I don't hate her as much, but the way she acts all gloomy. I mean, come on, she needs to stop that. She had a good life...for the most part. If there was one thing I could say I do like, it's her powers...I mean I'd love to do that." Beast Boy nodded.
"Yeah she's pretty amazing..." He drawled out, thinking about her.
Naruto caught on to it though, "you like her don't you?" He teased.
Beast Boy turned beet purple, and turned to Naruto. "What?! No, that's stupid, that's stupid bro!" Naruto smirked, and extended his fist out.
BB looked at him, as if he had grown a second head. The changeling then met Naruto's fist with his own, "your secrets are save with me...bro." Naruto said, before quickly withdrawing his hand. Beast Boy felt like he had just been at the highest mountain of pride.
"Yeah, and anything you tell me is a secret." Beast Boy offered as well. Naruto smiled, and then he looked towards the blank spot on the wall. "Mother...would you be happy, right now?" He asked himself, and then found himself starting to cry.
Beast Boy watched this, and brought the dyed redhead closer to him. "Yeah bud...did you ever have time mourn her?" Naruto shook his head, he was too busy trying to survive, he didn't have the time.
Beast Boy nodded, and he came up with a plan. Though he would have to get everyone on board, before he could give it the go ahead. "So Naruto, why don't you tell me what she was like?" Naruto looked at him, and nodded.
"She was like the most delicate flower, beautiful...pretty is what I used to say. She was sweet, with the most gazing brown eyes you could ever ask for. Where others shunned me because of the way I looked, she opened her heart to me...I was just too weak to save her." Beast Boy shook his head, and lightly batted Naruto on the back of the head.
"You were a child bro, I couldn't save my parents, and I did actually have powers...I was six when they told me to run. Maybe...you know if I could have transformed to something else, I could still be Garfield Logan...not Beast Boy." Naruto looked at him, and chuckled though still crying.
"You don't really like that name do you?" Beast Boy nodded, and smirked.
"Well, you see it started as a joke from my dad. After he found I could transform, he nicked name Beast Boy, Beasty Boy. You know after the band, I actually got annoyed by it. But, I learned to deal with it." Naruto nodded, and smiled.
"She used to call me her little fox, because of my whisker marks, and my tail. She used to brush it, like I was dog, and in a way...it felt awesome." Beast Boy looked at him.
"We've got a lots of things in common, so in the few days after probation, you'll be getting my vote." Naruto looked at him, before shaking his head. The green changeling frowned a the sudden disapproval of the vote to make him a Titan.
Naruto then decided to level with him, "I was hoping to go back to Japan, or possibly China after probation. I need to explore somethings more about who I am, or what I am." Beast Boy nodded, and then smiled the most toothy smile he could give.
The changeling frowned slightly his beast like ears lowering, but then he perked up. "So is there a girl you like here?" Naruto put his hand to his chin, and shrugged.
"Depends, are we talking personality? Body, what?" Beast Boy blushed slightly, and smiled lecherously at Naruto, who was confused.
"Well...like, I don't know. Me, I like Raven because she's a ho-bad ass chick. Hell, under the gloomy gloom, death stares, she's a really nice girl." Naruto nodded, and then spoke up.
"None..." Beast Boy almost blanched at this statement.
"Oh c'mon not even Starfire, the Tamaranian warrior princess with a good clean heart?! I mean don't get me wrong, she's not for me, but seriously?! Not even her!" Naruto lightly chuckled, before he looked down.
"You know what, I do like her personality, it's just...I don't know. She reminds me more of Isarabi, and the last time I checked Kitsune mate for life...just not to their mothers." Beast Boy almost blanched again, "mating?! Was he serious!" Mentally screamed.
"Whoa whoa hold up, I didn't say mate with them man, I mean...like dating." Naruto blinked his eyes in confusion, "oh god, that fox spirit inside of you is a pervert...isn't he?" The redheads eyes lightly widen, and he smiled like a nervous wreck.
"You are damn right I am, I mean seriously...got to have something fun when it's hard being an immortal spirit...sheesh, times have truly changed."
"What has changed, I mean was everyone perverted at some point?"
"You have no idea, before I taught my student, and your ancestor. He had a teacher named the Toad Sage, and that man wrote perverted novels for a living. I have to say for the 'poor' writing. It was...hmph hmph... Detailed."
"Oh dear elemental gods no..."
"Oh dear gods yes! You'd get blue balled for being sealed inside a human being for around, I don't know...two hundred years."
"Wait...I'm two hundred years old?!"
"No dumb ass, your ancestor lived to that age, and during that time he united the world under his banner. A banner of fire."
"So war?"
"No, no, you see he was once born in the Old Earth. Where he was able to use his powers to unite the continents into once was known as in our tongue Yunaiteddo tochi (United lands)."
"Was he some sort of god?"
"Yes, and no. When he developed his powers to their fullest potential around the age of seventy. He was so powerful that all wars came to an end to simply appease him. He was in a since a MORTAL god, but alas he did not want immortality."
"Then my predecessor was idiotic..."
"No! No, he was not. He wanted to finally tear away from the mortal coil, as I alas cannot. I seen him fight, and fight against the tides of death. He welcomed it after he left behind successors to his will."
"The will of fire?"
"Yes, the will of fire. It's the burning soul desire. It drives you to do what you think is impossible, under your nindo...which you cannot take up yet. Since you've not entered Yamana."
"I see...tell. What did he look like my age?"
"He had the same looks, minus the tail, and dyed hair."
"Eh, I don't like my blonde hair."
"You know, that he wanted red hair, like his mother?"
"Really, then did he ever dye it?"
"After the wars, yes, he dyed his hair."
"See then, you're still dealing with the same person Kurama."
"In a way...I hope so kit...kit?"
Beast Boy was looking at Naruto, who looked as if he had fallen asleep. He smiled, patting him once on the back, and smiled. "Sorry bro, if I fried your brain." The changeling chuckled out, and then as he neared the elevator he turned around. He notice Naruto snoring.
"You know what,about Japan, I think I could arrange that."
Inside Naruto's mind, 12:01a.m. Naruto POV
The river, it runs clean here. I stood on a small pole, one foot keeping me balanced. I couldn't break this now, I accidentally fell asleep while talking to Kurama, man, I hope I didn't screw up the moment.
I mean, seriously...I feel good for once, and then I probably fucked it up. Meh, goes the nature of the beast I guess. I don't know where this feeling is coming from...but it's awesome! I look at this forest paradise, I must truly for once be dreaming.
Well, that was until I saw a black portal open. Raven stepped out, and crossed her arms. "You were supposed to stay awake..." She drawled at me. I just smiled, and waived at her. Which made her look at me strangely, and then I jumped off the pole.
Landing in front of her.
Raven had the look of confusion on her face, and I took noticed. "Hey Rae, are you okay?" The girl looked at me, and gave me one simple...confusing order.
"Take me to your emoticlones." She said, and I just turned my head like a confused dog.
"I haven't made any clones Rae, see, I'm by myself...what are emoticlones?" I say as I looked around, making sure I haven't made clones.
"Don't play dumb with me, you are a half demon, you must have met them?" I was even more confused by now.
"Met who, is there someone else here besides Kurama?" I asked, and then felt the ground shake.
I watched as Raven adorned a look of pure shock, and awe on her face. My fox spirit master, Kurama came into the clearing. His grand nine tails, dull red waving around. His red eyes looked over the clearing. "Kit you fell asleep..." The giant fox said, and looked down at me.
"Hey Kurama, what'cha doing big guy! Hey we got a visitor, don't know how, but it's Rae Rae!" I shouted to him, before throwing my hands up with the Rae Rae part. The fox just looked at me, lightly confused for some reason.
He then glared at the girl, "What brings you into the kits mind...young half demon." The girl looked at him, I could feel the tension growing in the air between them. I wondered why. That's when Raven spoke up.
"I'm here to give him counsel on his emotions...and you know damn well what I mean." The my master growled angrily at my friend. So I stepped into to protect her.
"Hey don't you growl man, c'mon, we outta be happy. It's not looking weird with just a boy, and a Kitsune man here." I joked, I just watched as he looked slightly away. Before looking down at Raven again.
"Leave..." Raven however, I watch, stay her ground.
"No, you have been hiding them from him, so you hoped you'd never him see choose the wrong one to follow!" The fox almost was ready to lunge at her, but I drew my hands up. Standing between them.
"Stop fighting, holy shit! I swear I can't go one day without a mishap in the real world. I need some peace, and quiet!" I shouted, causing both of them to look at me.
I felt a cold breeze enter the air, and soon the forest started to shift. Until it was becoming darker, more dead...like my dream. "What the hell..." I muttered, looking at the dead forest nightmare. I noticed Kurama's eyes glare in a particular direction.
I watched as a black hair clone of mine came into view, his eyes were black with red irises. "Hey, when did I form you?! Why do you look so weird?" The black haired clone just smirked, and then I noticed key features.
"I see that the original finally has a chance to meet us...well me, and I'm all he'll ever need. Shame lord nine tails. So focused on the little girl, and not blocking me out. Oh well, even if I don't have his string, I guess the original is the much bigger prize." I looked confused, why did my clone have a demonic tone of voice? I only got that when I was consumed in rage.
I watched as he began to walk, then I took notice of something else. This clone of me had two tails. Instead of my one. "What the hell, how does he have two tails?! Who is he Kurama?! Kurama..." The fox looked at me, with sadness.
"I'm sorry Naruto..." He said lowly, before glaring back at the clone. Who had fire bouncing around in his hands, and he smiled. Before stopping, and looking at the dreaded blood moon filled sky. This was hell in my book.
"Happiness, you can leave his string out now...trust me...you've had plenty of time. But, I think it's my turn once more." I felt funny as I saw another me come out of my body, he looked weaker than the one standing before me.
"No you've had way too much time, so many things broken! I am not allowing you the original, or the string. Monster!" I looked at the green haired me, before he turned to me. "Crap..." was all he could make out, before trying to rush back into me. I slung my fist at him, connecting into his face.
"What the fuck is going on around here?! Have I finally gone insane!" I said grabbing my head, shaking about. I watched as the dark haired one merely chuckled, and I heard Raven yelp at a surprise, and turned around to see pink hair.
"Oh no the hexing bitch!" I screamed, readying a mental Rasangan. I only watched as a small child like me, like when I was with Isarabi come out from behind Raven. Who looked terrified. He looked at me, and then started crying.
"D-d-d-d-d-don't choose Darkness, he's not nice..." Quipping he shook all over, I then noticed several others coming. One even surprising Raven which was a blue haired one. Though he stood by the dark haired one.
"Sadness, you dare take the side of anger!" I heard one yell, and then the one known as Darkness chuckled.
"Yes...he does, because look who has the power to open Yamana, and yet you all drag so far behind." He then turned to me, "Take my hand..."
I hesitated, until Kurama spoke up. "You stay back from him Yami Naruto, you are not meant for this time. I regulate you to the back of them all, go away!"
"You cannot command me lord nine tails, I am my own entity...I am HIM." He pointed at me, "I made him strong! Dare you deny that?!"
I watched all this madness go around, until a felt a hand on my back. It was Raven, "stand up for yourself..." She drawled out. That's when I felt something else enter the dark forest. Except where it walked, it left flowers in it's wake. Amiss the darkness.
I felt it enter me, and slowly my heart started to beat faster. That's when I roared out. "SHUT UP! SHUUUUT UP!" I watched as the clones of me, and Kurama stop fighting. "Will one of you kindly fuck ups, tell me what's wrong with this fucking picture?! I am not making clones, I am not commanding you. So which one of you fuck ups is going to give me answer?!"
I looked down to see my hair was growing longer, and turning orange with the extra length. "Nobility...Will's father. You seem, very...nourished." I growled out, as I felt something boil inside of me, and I shouted at the dark haired one.
"Explain!"
"We are emoticlones, I am of course the head of the emoticlones. I am the real you, now take my hand."
"What are you?!"
"W-w-w-w-w-e're your emotions."
"What?! I cannot believe this, and Kurama...you knew didn't you?!"
"I'm sorry kit..."
"Yes, be sorry lord Nine tails. After all you failed in making what he needs to be, an instrument of pure destruction...unlike the bitch over there."
I heard Raven growl, before a blast of dark energy came past me. She launched one of her magic bolts at the Darkness, who was encased inside of it. He merely chuckled, and phased through it. Making her eyes widen, and mine as well. I growled as I still held the Rasangan, but I notice the darkness formed two on his hands, and two behind his tails. "I can give you so much power Naruto...ignore your master...take my hand. Please, take my hand, make mother proud. Wash away the memories, and their lives in blood. Like our innocence."
My eyes widen, and then I glared hard. "You motherfucker, you are the one that's been causing these horrible dreams. You are the one who has sent me into this hell! I refuse you, I refute your claim over me. Begone from my sight!" The Darkness merely chuckled.
"You yet have the power...gaahh.." I heard him lightly starting to shout, before I saw Kurama slam one of his claws into him. I watched as black blood spilled from his lips, and slowly the fox demon lord pulled back.
"You, Raven, wake Naruto up. Keep him awake for the next two days! I am going to 'straighten' this mess out! You have caused years worth of planning, and shit to go down the drain. At least do me this favor!" I looked towards Raven, who looked at the scene stunned.
I felt her grab me, and then slowly we walked into a black portal. All the while, I heard the Darkness scream at me. "You cannot hold me back forever, I am you! I AM YOU!"
"There will be a time, you will need me...and I'LL BE WAITING!"
*Notice*
I am going to be starting a full time job soon, and so my updates will come in very slowly. So I am sorry that these are coming in slowly right now, I have a lot of things to do before I can get this job, like physical, mental, interviews, and such. I am trying to get ready for a career, and I don't have the time to always be on. But, I promise you this.
The golden fox shall live on...after all, we just hit the milestone before the "long" movie chapters. So, yeah... get ready for a one week waits. Sorry, but with the job I'm getting. I'll be able to afford a better computer as well, since this one I am using is running on an cannibalized hard drive.
So, with that, I'll bid you all a good day. God/gods bless. Take care.
-Blaze.